iPhone 6 set to go on sale Tuesday 14 October

The iPhone 6 will go on sale mid-October, according to the latest rumour from those allegedly in the know concerning Apple's sales strategy.

The launch event will happen on Tuesday 16 September, according to the source who spoke to MacRumors, and Tuesday 14 October will be the on sale date. This comes direct from an Apple retail store meeting, apparently. It isn't clear whether this would just be the 4.7in iPhone 6 hitting shelves, or both that and the 5.5in phablet version.

A Tuesday would be a different tack for a launch, though, as normally Apple kicks off iPhone sales on a Friday to grab a big initial weekend of sales figures. Seemingly, Cupertino is confident there'll be enough of a clamour for this model (or models) that sales will be strong through the whole week into the weekend (and supply is robust enough to cope).